Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-27

plenty OF people have been glad To secure ne
commodations two or three miles away The
rush, in fact has upset all calculations. As
an example, accommodations had been or
dered in advance for |, 800 Caiifnrnians and
when the train came in, what with wives and
children and friends they were twice $40
strong. The same, in a greater or lesser degree,
is true of almost every delegation that has
put i'll an appearance,
To make matters worse. the rain has so
thoroughly saturated the tents liz which the
rank and file OF the veterans were to be shell
tered, that the prospect Of their occupancy is
anything but inviting and men who a score
Of years ago would have been perfectly con
tented with existing conditions are hardly
willing to add to the infirmiiieS OF advancing
age hy sleeping upon the lamp ground. The
executive committee, however, has not al
lowed itself to get ratified. and its members
to unit express themselves conf lent that
provision can he found for all that come,
The arrivals MONDAY included the divisions
from Kansas, Colorado. Tennessee. Georgia,
Maine and Wyoming Most of them brought
either band or fife and drum corps. and
despite the rain and mud they marched mer-
rily through the streets to the martial strains
OF the music They hardly waited to get the
dust from their clothes OF replenlsh the wants
of the mnerman before they were mingling
with the crowds in the Hobbies of the hotels,
seeking out oil acquaintance and renewing
the associations Of years gone by Many an
affecting drama was enacted, as men who
had not met each other since the close of
the war found themselves face to face Hands
were grasped with hearty farvor, shoulders
were slapped, neckS Rugged, and every con-
ceivahle manifestation of joy and pleasure
was INDUCED in 10y the gray haired veterans
Every now and then somebody would start
Marching Through Georgia" or some other
war song, and the crowd would take up the
refrain and make the welkin ring. Good ma
ture and JollIty were the order OF the day
and night and altogether the veterans are
having such a tlinr ~ thay have seldom, II
ever, mad
Now that the delegations are getting to-
gether, there Is more discussion than there
WAS Sunday. although IN quiet way, Of the
principal questions that Will engrosS the con-
sheraton ct the encampment convention
The friends OF MAJ ten Grler ct this city,
and congressman Warmer TT Kansas City,
are working like beavers IN the interests of
their respective candidates for the position Of
commandments nut they are somewhat
haihperel ny Tue nh"r'tteh RUE ana prece-
h''lt, Whl'h Always gives the STATE m "hlch
me convention is he'd Tue SENIOR wee com
manter The New Workers have put Il
quietus upon the reports TINT Gen Siocnm
was out OF The race by mangurafIng Wig
orouS movement IN ms hehaif AMI Depart
UienI l nilfllan Ter tTehfEH IL. lTeA1wRli III
siSts that ms chances are emnenty faVora-
Die he has hlSo come ont IN an interview,
when is the ta'k OF the ionhieS, III "hlch he
o'hiy gives politlcai turn TO the canvass by
declaring mat /. Is almost time the Grand
Army elected a Democrat 10 the position
oh 'ne "''f' Manu. So'"e vi 'ue most 'hlt
ehi'aI heieghuS from eastern Sta'eS say EN-
phaucaly that the political question: must
lie kept out OF sight, and that IN view ct RE
cent occurrences the best interests "t TIE or
der emphatlcaiiy demand that the post
uon should De conferred upon conrade who
has never heeh known as politician. Unless
this Is done they say there may I've trouble III
store Tor tine organization before another ear
has gone by
1t IS an open question as TO whether the
rebel flag episode VIII be introduced into the
encampment II II Is There Will he trouble.
1t Is said that one OF the delegates, who is a
personal friend OF ten. Black, has brought
with bin series OF resolutions embodyiug a
bitter denunciation OF the course of futile
ana raircni,u' ana Cpae ne WIN SuolhiC them
az an nan Us 80 ' 1,''' w - s'"' piS'
nc "''," VI 'h''
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SAT upon IA '"e CIV p'iio''' "ei"'e
ii 'ne u'eo''o'io" VI 'he pe'is,'" question:
speciai ieio' ence wiz I've MINUS 70 Tue d'bl''
o' Tue pre9'oef. III NeV"ing tue o'li granting
PehSioh VI CIV" in'hl"iy :" 'ol "o"eh
ou'f'e'' vi bFdlioru county ieh''sy lEaii'a'
WHO mas "eeh "e'irildeii ioi iiteeh years
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cot the paxt apcamnn1ont for that c;t, ,nd
every delegate is being furnished with a cir.
-,,or no;ntir IN. +h. in.h1, .a,,o,,
agos IF tho coaan1 o;tr. hnt ,ha panns''I
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- W., annivarsar, 81 ,ra, ha,,io ana 80 far
tho have tho ha:t Of ,ho c,,,os,
An ;rmansa crowd ,raiteJ rot;or,I,- for
over two hours in the Union station MONDAY
night for the special train carrying Gen Ln-
cius Fairchild. commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army and the members of the ma
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